It is no secret that we have an ageing squad that is in desperate need of more energy, pace and a youthful look to it.

Tony Pulis has made it clear and stated so himself he wants more legs and pace in the team and yet he hasn’t quite delivered.

I’m not slating Pulis or saying he would have found it easy to attract the types of player he is after, especially in the summer when there was so much uncertainty about the club and if we would be sold.

The problem with Pulis’ approach to the players he wants to bring in is he only wants proven, experienced players who are model professionals and will not cause him problems or think they are a bigger name than him.

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Even signing a couple players who have been known to play off the cuff or float in and out of games such as Stephane Sessegnon or Berahino, if you can find a way to control them to an extent they can be match-winning players.

Saido has already come out and apologised for the way he behaved but immediately stated what the club said and what he knows are two very different things and we will never know.

The point of all this is we need to try and find younger players to bring in and if some of them can be extravagant then it is down to Pulis to show his man management credentials and keep them in line.